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Bmilh Omaha. BlnRfr lllk. , Corner N nnd 21th St .
Council Illiirrn , 12 I Vail ( Urert.
Chlcniro Office , J17 fhnmber of Commrrci1.
New York , Ilnnnm II , II ami 15 , Tribune UulMlne.
Washington , 1407 r Btrr-ct. N. W.
All pomrniinlcatlonii rolnllnj ? lo new nn < l ll-
lorlnl mailer MinuM be mldrwrdt To the IMIlor.
Alt tnmlnMft lottrra nn < l rtmlllnnctf utioiiM be
addmiioi ] lo The IJee I'tibll'lilnc Company ,
Om.ihn. Draft * , checks nnd t > ntolllce orders to
be made nnvntle to ihr order of the roinninx' .
TUB IIKB I'UnUSIUNO CO.Ml'ANY.
RTATHMn.VT OP CUICU1.ATION.
Oeorgf tl. Tz i-lnic ] { , R cretnry of The ll l'nt
lltlilnfr ccitmiinr. Iwins < lut > - nwjrn. .i ) Hint Hie
nctuM number of full nml complete copies of ttic
Dully Mornlne. i\cnlnir : nnd Sunday llco printed
during the month of iJcrvmlicr , 1W3 , was ns fol
low * :
jo.ot9 17 . , . , . , n.OM
i 11,001 18 . 19,061
3 , 19 . 21,41.1
4 n.ow ; 0 . 21,475
6. . , , . . . 21 . Jl. r,2i
e . 2i . . . . 10.050
7 . 19,1 ! ) S3 . 1.511
8 . 2.1.133 ! l . . . 3I.V)3 )
9 . , 19,119 ! . - , . 17,839
10 . , 19,18 ;
11 . 19.111) Z7 . I1.412
12 . 19,11 ] 28 . 21.311
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H. . . . ii > .r.i8 : o . 2i.nn
IS . . . 2D.IWO 21 . 20.909
1C . 19,092
Totnl . G18.&M
deduction * far unioM nnd relmned
. . . . " . 7,743
Net alc . ( iofM
Unlly nvcrnirc . 19.705
OKonon n. T/.scmrcK.
Bworn to liefnro mo mid nuliscrlbcd In my
presence this 3d ilny of Jnnunry. IMG.
( Senl. ) N. P. FHir. , Notnry Public.
Now wo nro Beml-olllelnlly Informed
Hint tlm chockliiK of the city treasurer's
bookH Is only hnlf completed. Is tlie
poHllloti or treasury expert n life Job ?
Keep the tux rate flown. There nro
plenty of places where mil I en 1 cutH win
1)0 ) inntlc In the tax levy without
seriously Impairing the public service.
Nothing will satisfy that eminent
watchdog , Cadet Taylor , but to luivo
that other eminent watchdog , Dnn
Wheeler , ns a companion In this year's
city council.
The peanut trust hits been reorgan
ized. No one , however , has yet under
taken to get up n corner on the peanut
politician. Quito the contrary , It Is the
peanut politician who usually takes
possession of the corner.
If ex-I'resldent Harrison does not get
married soon he will certainly lose the
votes ofjill the prediction-given news
paper correspondents should he ever
run again fot. pujille otllce.
About the time the Venezuelan
boundary commission brings In Its re
port the people that were the wildest
for \fsir a couple of weeks ago will have
practically forgotten that there ever
was such a thing as a British war
flurry.
If the taxoatIng combine can muster
.thirteen councllmeii to agree to elect
two additional councllmeii nt .91,000 a
year for whom there Is no more need
than for a llftb wheel to a wagon , hopes
of effective retrenchment must take a
downward shoot. .
And now according to the official
combine organ Comptroller Olson knew
that the city treasury shortage would
exceed $100,000 from the 11 rat. Yet he
made n report to the council stating
thb shortage approximately at $21,000.
Comment is superfluous.
The state appointing board ought- not
to delay the selection of that Omaha
police commissioner longer , If only to
save the olllelal railroad the expense of
carrying so many delegations of politi
cians from Omaha to Lincoln and re
turn on free passes.
One shipment of cattle to the Omaha
market last week from North Bond
consisted of twenty cars. The price re
ceived Is said to have been satisfactory
to the shippers. The pro pect is good
for heavy shipments of stock lo this
market from this time on and there IK
every reason to believe that prices will
continue to bo satisfactory.
Judging from the number of ofllcern
lu Nebraska who are trying to keep
their positions on various technical
grounds notwithstanding the fact that
their terms have expired and they have
not been re-elocted , olllce holding in
tills state Is still a most attractive oc
cupation to those who have had n taste
of It as well as to those who have been
holding that pleasure in prospect
The republican members of the United
States senate Indicate their Intention
of waiting for the advent of the now
Utah senators before proceeding with
tlio rc6rganlzntlon of the senate em
ployes. The addition of the two Utah
senators will not give the republicans
a clear majority , but then It will give
two more niombers among whom the
senatorial patronage will have to bo
divided.
AH parties concerned profess to be
satisfied with the supreme court decision
In the penlteallnry contract case. This Is
ample notice to watch for another at
tempt on the part of the contractors'
ring to get control of the labor of the
Nebraska state convicts by some means
la conformity with the groundwork of
the decision , The schemers would
hardly bo satisfied with the decision
unless they thought they had discov
ered n now avenue that leads to the
goal originally alined at.
What ! Abolish the mortuary souve
nirs containing the eulogies pronounced
at the customary memorial services
over deceased congressmen ! Takeaway
the privilege of freely distributing those
beautiful black bound volumes among
the constituents of the eloiiueit eulogist !
The proposition verges upon Iconochism ,
As If the people were not in most In
stances glad to acknowledge ( ho .states
man's departure with the gift of n few
hours of the congressional session and
, the output of oneday's work of the
government printing offlc * .
AMMlH AKH AND AtlMKXtA *
Whatever the American proplc nnd
government cnn do to i-xert n moral
Influence In behalf of ( lie Armeiilnns
oitulit lo be done , lluinnitlly nnd civil
ization demand it. Hut those who conn-
H'l hostile action by our government
nnd It Is to be observed ( lint such are
for the moat part churchmen do not
counsel wisely. At a mas < < meeting held
In Detroit .Sunday to express sym
pathy with the Armenian winterers a
lett'-r win rend from Mr. Don 51. Dick
inson In which he said that In view
of the remoteness of the t'nlted States
from the scene of the outrages In the
Turkish empire and the presence of
the representatives of the powers there ,
he did not believe that Intervention
by the United States by force would
bo either wise , necessary or effective ,
nor would It be wise to send our ships
out of American waters now.
'fills Is unquestionably the rational
view of the matter. American mission
aries In Turkey have lost property nnd
experienced some hardships , but there
has been no loss of life among thorn ,
while it Is understood they are now
receiving protection from the Turkish
government. For the property destroyed
and the hardships Mirrored the t'nltod
States has demanded ait Indemnity and
although It has received no assurance
that this will be paid there Is as yet
no reason to assume that It will not be.
Ml the talk , therefore , about sending a
fleet to enforce the payment of the In
demnity Is not only premature , but Is
apt to have an effect unfavorable to
American missionaries In the Turkish
empire , rendering their position there
less secure than It now Is. Possibly a
show of force on our part
might draw the Indemnity de
manded out of the almost bank
rupt treasury of Turkey , but It Is more
than probable that It would have no
such result anil would Involve us in
complications of greater gravity. He-
cent events have made It apparent that
the Turkish government Is not easily
Intimidated.Besides , It manifestly
would be unwise to send our war ves
sels at this time out of American
waters.
Everybody will endorse the reso
lutions adopted at the Detroit meeting
asking the United States government
to bring to bear on the Christian powers
of Europe all possible moral Influence
to end the Turkish atrocities. The sen
timent of the American people cannot
be too strongly expressed against these
fearful outrages. But our government
Is hardly prepared to use force against
Turkey , nor Is there a Justifiable de
mand for 1L
SILVKK IX riftJ i'KiY.lTB.
Most of the present week is to be
ifiven up In the United States senate tea
a useless and time-wasting discussion of
the free silver substitute for the bond
bill whlcfi a majority of the finance com
mittee agreed upon last week. This
measure provides for the opening of the
mints to the coinage Of standard silver
dollars of 412V4 grains , as provided by
the act of 1837 , and upon the same
terms and subject to the limitations
and , provisions of law regulating the
coinage and legal tender quality of gold ,
certificates to be issued on 'the coins
whenever they are received into the
treasury. It also requires the coinage
into dollars of that portion of the silver
purchased under the act of 1SOO which
represents seigniorage , this to be used
in payment of current expenses of the
government and to be made Immedi
ately available by issuing certificates
against it , as if it was already coined
nnd In the treasury. Another provision
Is that greenbacks and treasury notes ,
when presented for redemption , shall be
redeemed in standard silver dollars or
In gold coin , at the option of the gov
ernment , Instead of'at the option of the
holder , as now. It Is'also provided that
no national bank note shall be here
after issued for n denomination less
than ? 10 and that all bank notes balow
that denomination now outstanding
shall be withdrawn and cancelled as
soon as practicable.
The Introduction of this measure nnd
the efforts which its advocates In the
senate will make to pass it simply re
vives the free silver controversy , which
it had been generally hoped was at nn
and at least for the time being , for cer
tainly the free silver men know the
bill cannot become law. It Is by no
means certain that If brought to a vote
in the senate it will pass that body ,
while there Is absolutely no chance of
Its getting through the house. What
must the country think , then , of men
who sidetrack a revenue bill , framed
to meet u pressing emergency , nnd put
forward a hopeless measure the effect
of which , If It have- any effect , cannot
be otherwise than vicious ? The great
need of the government at this time Is
revenue , the Increase of the receipts to
an amount that will at least equal the
expenditures , but this vital matter Is
secondary In the consideration of the
silver men to their policy of free and
unlimited .coinage of silver at 1U to 1 ,
and so , regardless of possible consequences
quences , they push their scheme to the
front and compel the senate to waste
time In Its discussion , Instead of being
engaged In considering the question of
giving the treasury more revenue. Such
reckless Indifference to the paramount
requirement of the government cannot
bo too severely condemned.
Although the free silver bill cannot
become law Its Introduction and ills-
ousslon In the senate may do some mis
chief. Its tendency must be to retard
recovery of confidence abroad In Ameri
can securities , already at a very low
point and exceedingly sensitive. The
fact that the free silver men are strong
enough In the upper branch of congress
to bring forward such a measure and
force It Into precixlence , under existing
circumstances , can hardly fall to In
crease the feeling of distrust with which
everything American of a financial na-
turn Is regarded In the money renter. !
of Kuropo and surely this Is not the
tlmo when It Is wise or expedient to
cast any additional doubt upon our
credit as a people or a government.
What effect this renewal of the free sil
ver limitation may have upon the effort
of the government to replenish the gold
reserve by the sale of bonds Is uncer
tain , but It I * qulto nnfo to ny It will
be anything but helpful. The proposnl
of these free silver senators lo reverse
the Ilnnnelnl policy of the government
Is a menace to settled monetary condl
tioiis , so necessary nt this time , which
must militate to a greater or less extent
against the recovery of tlnnnclnl confi
dence.
r an'Ks irtr u > I
Wllllnm .McKlnley became yesterday
n pilvnto citizen and Asa S. Bushnell
assumed the duties of governor of Ohio.
Kx-ovornor ( ! McKlnley was chief exec
utive of the state four years and his
administration was marked by Integ
rity , Judicious economy and the exer
cise of business principles in all depart
ments , lie showed n high order of
executive ability and made n record
which places him among the very best
governors Ohio has had and that. Is no
ordinary praise. Ills successor , Gov
ernor Bushncll , Is a man of practical
affairs , but not without experi
ence In public life. His election
last November by n great majority at
tested n measure of popular confidence
which there Is every reason to expect
will be Justified by his administration.
NX-Governor McKlnley will bo no
less prominent In public attention ns n
private citizen than he lias been as gov
ernor. The last Ohio republican state
convention unanimously endorsed him
as n cnndtdute for the presidential
nomination and notwithstanding re
ports to the contrary there Is no rea
son to doubt that he has the hearty
support of all the Ohio republican lead
ers and will have the full and stead
fast support of the delegation from that
state In the St. Louis convention. Ho-
lleved of olllelal duties , It Is to be pre
sumed that ex-Governor McKlnley will
give more attention to his campaign
for the presidential nomination , which
as yet has not developed marked ac
tivity. Whatever shall be the political
future of William MoKlnley , lie has
distinguished himself as one of the
most patriotic of Americans , whose life ,
public and private , luis been above re
proach.
Tllfi LOdlC.lL UN1UX DKl'OT SITE.
In the hearing before the State Board
of Transportation of the petition to
compel the railroads centering in Omaha
to provide adequate depot facilities for
the public , there was practically no
difference of opinion as to the justice
of the complaint. None of the attor
neys who appeared lu behalf of the
railroads hud 'the hardihood to contend
that the accommodations furnished to
passengers were what a city of over
100,000 population has a right to ex
pect and demand. On this point the
state board must be convinced even
beyond n reasonable doubt. Its duty
to issue nn 'order requiring each and
all of the railroads that do business in
Omahn to provide commodious and
convenient passenger stations is Im
perative.
The only question over which there
could be any controversy is whether
the board shall order each railroad to
build a depot of. Its- own or shall take
the broad-gauge position' that the con
venience of the public demands a union
station in which all the railroads shall
have their terminals and connect with
each other. The right of the board to
declare the necessity for a union depot
and lo issue an order for the joint oc
cupancy of such a depot on fair and
reasonable terms is supported by _ court
de'cisions defining the powers of state
boards of transportation. In the hear
ing before the board In this city it was'
clearly developed that at least three of
the roads entering Omaha have no
depot grounds of their own and could
not , except at extraordinary expense ,
acquire the necessary grounds and
erect separate passenger stations com
mensurate with modem ideas. These
railroads , at least , must join
with other roads that have right of
way privileges in this city accessible
to them. lu reaching n decision , ( hero *
fore , the board must take a practical
view of existing conditions nnd formu
late nn order that can bo compiled with
In reasonable time and afford the pub-
lie the most ample passenger accom
modations.
From this point of view two courses
lie open to the state board. It must
either declare in favor of the Mason
street union depot or the proposed
depot between Farnam and Howard
streets. The completion of the Mason
street depot by the old Union Depot
company Is an impossibility. The
grounds upon which Its station Is lo
cated nro now In process of foreclosure
and even If they were not the depot com
pany lias never acquired title to them.
It is conceded , moreover , that the
Mason street doi > ot Is not accessible to
the roads that now use the AVebster
street station , and if completed would
not fulfill the demands of the public for
a real union depot.
It was pointed out by eminent
attorneys who appeared before the
board that the law empowering
the board to act had only one thing
In view , and that Is the public conven
ience. The convenience of the railroads
Is a matter of secondary consideration.
It can not bo successfully gainsaid that
the public convenience would bo better
subserved by the proposed Farnam
street union depot than by any other
location. According to the ovldonce of
competent engineers and railway men ,
It Is the only depot site where all the
railroads entering Omaha can be
brought together. It needs no argu
ment either to convince any rational
person that the Farnam street site is
far more accessible and convenient to
the people , whether they reside In
Omaha or arc passing through the city.
The only knotty problem before the
board Is whether It has power to order
the Bridge ami Terminal company to
construct this depot for the general ac
commodation of all railroads that now
enter Omaha , or may hereafter come
Into this city , and whether It can re-
qulro the various roads to avail them
selves of this projected depot. The
argument of John L , Webster on behalf
of the citizens of Omuhn left no room
for doubt on that score. Ills conten
tion that the Terminal company wan
as much subject to the jurisdiction of
the board ns" , \ry r hcr railroad wan
logical and . { A rjiitrovertlble. Its arti
cles of IncorpwMlon expressly contem
plate that It xlmll provide terminal
facilities for notifyrailroads. . It stands
to reason thi > rr > fiiro that It must hold
Itself ready ( U 'ftlrry out this object ns
far as may beV > rfActlcablp to do so. The
Terminal company expresses Itself willIng -
Ing to proceed fl-Ith the construction of
the proposed Jidlon depot whenever the
railroads shall Ijo made to signify their
Intention to histi ? It upon reasonable
terms of rcnfyVf An order from the
State Boardi of , Transportation will
bring the miHIer' to an Issue.
The Nebraska club has perfected Its
organisation. While It was organized
in Omaha , there Is a clause In Its con
stitution requiring a minimum number
of stockholders In everj comity In the
Ktate. The directorate embraces men
from every quarter of the common
wealth. The shares are ? l each. Kvcry
man who Is interested In having the
world know of ( he productive resources
of Nebraska should loud his support to
the Nebraska club. It Is orgahlzed In
the interest of the whole state and not
solely for the benefit of any one section.
Ilnyitfil I'rov
ClilcnKO Tribune ,
Ambassador Uaynrd denies with porno heat
that lie Intends to spend tlie rest of his dnys
In England. Wo hasten to assure him that
he cannot regret more tlian the American
people that his Intention has been misrepre
sented.
i\liurlciuM- Costly Toucher.
JlUmrapollfi Tilliunc.
Omaha has Just fiRiired out that her late
city treasurer la a defaulter for from $1GO-
000 to $200,000 and her newspapers nro de
manding that retrenchment and reform
should be vital consldeiatlons In the future
government of the city. Experience Is nn
expensive teacher , but It Is the otlly onu
that some communities seem to learn any
thing from.
lloarillnu- the Corn Crop.
Olobo-Domocrnt.
The corn crop of 1S03 turns out to have
been one of the three largest on record ; but
the amount of It that has been marketed
Is comparatively small. I'ast experience has
taught the * farmers the Importance of holdIng -
Ing surplus crops for higher prices , nnd
llicro are more cribs of corn on western
farms at the present time than has ever been
known before.
ConiiiiL-iiiliitlnii from Hie Hunt.
liuffnlo Express.
Uepubllcan Senators Thurston of Nebraska
and Baker of Kansas , who have been com
monly set down In the silver column , prove
to bo only of the Kiiarded type of silver
men who want some recognition of the
whlto melal. but..do not accept the IC-to-l-
or-nothlng propaganda. This Is good news.
There Is every rcaspji to believe that there
' '
are not more than . 'a half-dozen silver ex
tremists-In thof republican camp.
Uin Hnllronil Combine.
I'hUadrlpliln , Ledger.
The United Stdtes government has acted
'with commendable rfrcmptntss In taking the
recent rallroa'd ' 'ngr6smont. known as the
Joint Traffic nfesbcla'tlan , Into court for a
Ju"drclal''declslon''on ' ' ' Its merits. This'Is a very
important agrcsmcnt ; It lias cost a great
deal of time and''vroflc to perfect , .and Is of
vast Importance1 ! to the country whether for
good or bad remains to be seen , but of
great effect one'way'or ' the other. Eminent
legal talent has .declared It to be a law-
'ful ' procedure , but , the' government has doubts
about It and haij'tak < 5n steps lo have Its legal
status deflneJ , iti , < 5rder that the country
may know what , to expect and how to act
with regard to It. _
' A I'riMiiInm 5111 Fraud.
New TTai | { ! Mall nnd Express. '
The ad valorem system Is nothing more
or less than a temptation to , fraud. Import
ers Ond no difficulty In cheating the gov-
errmont and evading ths'law when ad
valorem rates are Imposed. Webster con
demned this system ns a "premium upon dis
honesty" more than fifty years ago. The re
publicans early discovered Its weakness and
Inadequacy , nnd rejected It as utterly un
worthy of their party and policy. But It
seemed to suit the democrats for the very
reasons that made It objectionable to the
republicans. They had their own way , and
the- country now wakes up to the realization
that the republicans were right In tills as
In everything else connected with the tariff.
Ilcvoimo nml HoiiilH.
New York Sun.
For the administration to bo selling bonds
In time of peace Is like a perverse spend
thrift striking his friends for money and
refusing to earn anything by work. Suf
ficient revenue would have wiped out the
last trace of excuse for the bond selling
which began two years ago. The machine
for raising the revenue is ready nt hand ,
All that Is necessary Is to apply It. More
millions than are needed can be raised easily
by another tariff , made honestly for the pur-
pcso of raising revenue. The administration
knocked off work practically when It made
n tariff for a deficit , and It Is again strain
ing the national credit In order to maintain
Itself In'Idleness
Put the tariff on Its feet again ! And
take care that It bo a genulno and impartial
tariff for revenue only ,
WWA. 1'UKSS CO.MMISXT.
Sioux City Journal : If the people living
along the seaboard are afraid of foreign
Invntlon they should move to Iowa or Ne
braska or South Dakota , where there nro
bread acres for all.
Minneapolis Tribune : Judge Husted , of the
Dubuque district , has Instructed his grand
Jury to Indict the mayor and city councilmen -
men of that town for Increasing their own
salaries while In office , and more or less of
a sensation has resulted. A sense of de-
cercy , If not respect for law , should have
made any puch action by the grand jury
unnecessary , but the class of men who have
made municipal government a byword and
a reproach all over this country are not
capable of such feelings.
Cedar Rapids Republican : Senator Alli
son , realizing that it Is Impossible to prevent
the great waste of tlmo by the long-winded
advocates of sliver monomctallsm , Is coming
to Iowa for a rest. He will return to Wash
ington and vote on tlio tariff bill as noon as
they get through , Meanwhile his Iowa
friends will be clad ' , lo assure him of their
hearty co-operation with him In his presi
dential aspiration's ! | r there were more Alli
sons and fewer1 ' 'Vests and Joneses In the
United States senata'the financial difficulties
would soon be at , qpiend.
Davenport DemBprat. : it has been said by
moro than ono of pur Iowa exchanges that
the office of railroad 'commissioner has con
nected with It thebast salary In the state.
The amount is ROQO,1 This Is no more than
a fliut class shehrf'rocelves. or will receive
when the new UtttQtakc-3 ' effect on Monday
next. According < ' 'this law shorlffH of
counties having 'a' population of mere than
2S,000 and leja'Mlian ' 45,000 , according to
the last state ctMistit , receive a salary of
$2,300 , In countlcf'lmvlng a population of
moro than 45,000 ' ( all lees received by the
sheriff and his deputies In excess of $3,000
a year are miutrcali to be paid Into the
county t awiry/i i id
'Des Molnci Capltall'.Ex- ' Governor Larra-
bee , when a stats senator , was always )
anxious to agree upon a data of adjourn
ment as early In the etsslon as possible with
the hope and expectation of working up to
that dato. Such men as Larrabee have ben
valuable as legislators , and U Is hoped that
the present general assembly may develop
lume men llko the ex-governor was when lit ?
made- laws , In other words , the purely
business legislator Is a valuable man , A
dealro to go to congress upon the part of two
or three men In a session of the Iowa gen
eral assembly a few years ago prolonged
the eeslson for nearly a month. There was
a general rivalry among a number of bright
young fellowo , all of whom wanted to be
transferred farm tha local to the general
Icglelatura of the country. Not ono of the
number reichc-d the goal of his amblUon ,
Two of them removed to Dakota and have
not even been members of congress from
Dikoti , where BO 1110117 Iowa men have suc
ceeded.
MA.IOU * T'Miit
The Hopnlillnut I'rpn * KnilnrKPN tlic
Drnuinil for n NIMV t'nttillilntr.
Kfnrnfy Hub ( Hop ) .
H Is perfectly natural thnt there
fhoiild bo more or less discussion of
Tom Majors as n posulblllty tor governor
In 1S9C. Ho Is not the kind of A man that
stays whipped for a great while , nnd his
friends arc of that quality who are ready for
another "scrap" whether they get so much
ns n wink or nod. Mr. Majors' ambition Is
the governorship of Nebraska , and could ho
see n few hopeful islgns In the public
opinion of the stnto there Is no doubt that
he would t > nn avowed cnndldnte before the
time for holding the convention , It Is not
probable , however , that he will find the encouragement -
couragement , unless he should magnify the
peed will of close friends nnd the silence of
thcsi ? who do not wish to give offense Into
approval of hii aspirations. A rumor was
recently printed In the State Journal lo the
effect that ho would again be n candidate.
Thin publication called out an cdltorl.il from
the Crete Vldettc. whoso editor. Mr. Wells ,
Is one of the Influential republicans of the
state and was n warm Majors man previous
to 1801. The Vldftte sums up the matter
thus : "If Majorn loves the republican party
he will not ngaln thrust himself Into n posi
tion which will draw nn enfilading fire from
all d'rectlons. ' "
The Schtiyler Sun was also for Majors In
1SDJ , but It does not believe In repsntlng the
old mletikc , and says : "The republican
party of Nebraska cannot afford to load Itself
down with n defeated candidate * *
and a fatnl error will bs committed If It Is
done. "
The two newspaper opinions from original
Mnjors men undoubtedly reflect the eentl-
ment of nn overwhelming majority of the
republican party of the state , nnd while It
may bs tint Mr. Mnjors has no thought of
again being n candidate , U lu true that there
are some factional followers who would still
like to conjure with his 'iiame , nnd It Is just
nJ well to meet tlio first Intimation of an
other Mnjors campaign with the honest sentl-
mmt of the party.
Republicans may sympathize with Mr.
Majors , or they may love him for .somo of
.lie enemies be has made , but that IB
neither hero nor there In the matter of
3arty politics. No party can afford to setup
up In the buslncps of vindicating politicians.
When It does , the party nnd the politician
are both very apt to get the worst of It. So
lot It be hoped that wo have heard the last
of this Mnjors folly , nnd that the repub
lican pnrty will select n candidate for gov
ernor who represents the best thought , the
highest aspirations , tlio cleanest politics nnd
freedom from factional entanglements of any
kind.
MU.MCIPAI , III3FOHM.
Sen ( I nil-ill ! ARitliiNt IlooillorH mill
SpollHiiioii Htcmllly ( irowltipr.
Knn na City Stnr. *
The progress of municipal reform In all
parts of the country Is among the most cn-
couraglngi signs of the times. Whenever cor
ruption raises Its head there Is a mlssllo ready
to be thrown at It , and , instead of boldly
stalking abroad In arrogar.o ? , as formerly , the
municipal plunderer now operates In conceal
ment and under cover. That ho still operates
In rome quarters Is unhappily true. But the
hazard for him becomes greater cvsry year
and the opportunities for escaping ipunlrii-
ment grow fewer. There Is les1 ! public sym
pathy for the detected violator of public trusts
now than there was a few years ago , and the
common eulogy , "bo was a good fellow , "
which cJndoned the crime then , scarcely ex
cites yympathy now. This healthful change
ot sentiment may have contributed largely to
the bcittormcnt of the conditions , and It lo
therefore a welcome sign that It Is Increas
ing in every direction.
There never" was a time when partisan'poll-
tics was excusable In municipal affairs. From
the first It was Invoked as an agency for promoting
meting the ambition of bad men , who hcped
that by Inflaming the people with passion and
prejudice their unntnosj would escape notice.
Having thus , by Intrigue and deception , pol
luted the fountains of municipal power. It was
cnsy nnd natural to corrupt the collateral
branches , and Boon the entire fabric was de
bauched. Every man proceeded to make the
bsot of his opportunities for plundsr , and
legislation was bought and sold , trusts be
trayed , treasures loMed and crime bold carni
val In 'high and low degree. In a few cities
these conditions still continue. Dut the num
ber Is growing less , and before long none will
remain. Reform , llko revolution , mver turns ,
backward , and It Increases In bulk and mo
mentum as It advances.
The Improvement In municipal government
goes hand In hand with the progress of non-
partU-an government. Where public office IE
a spoil of politics , no tther result than mal-
feamnce can bo looked for. The occupant
having bought his place ty political service
or contributions to the campaign fund , he
feels that it is his , nnd the right to make
the most of It Is a natural nnd proper inci
dent. In the beginning ho may not' have In
tended to bo dishonest , but ho surely under
stood that he enjoyed license to be Inefficient ,
which Is kindred to dishonesty , for the public
Interests suffer as much from ono ovll as the
other. H makes llttlo 'difference to the tax-
nivord whether their subsUnco Is wasted by
robbsry or dissipated through neglect of duly.
The loss must bo made up in either event ,
and the taxes are increased accordingly.
The aim of all good citizens , therefore ,
should bo to dlvorco municipal governments
trim politico. Fitness should bo made the
standard and Integrity and ability the guide ,
It Is no comfcrt to a democratic taxpayer to
know th-at the official who dcspollod him bo-
Ilovcd as ho did on the tariff question. The
republican property holder finds llttlo solace ,
after a disclosure that the treasury liau been
looted , In the fact that the beneficiary of the
crlmo entertained the same views on the ub-
jcct of crust defenses as himself. What Is
wanted In municipal governments Is men
who will neither bo dishonest nor criminally
careless In the discharge of their duties ; and
the only way to eecuro this result is to put
men in office who are capable and honest ,
without regard to their politics.
I'KllSOIVAI , AM ) OTIII3IIWISB.
Queen Victoria \ amazed at the sudden dis
covery that her German grandson has grown
up.
up.Boston's
Boston's new board of aldermen , at Us first
meeting , Issued nine licenses for prize flghtti
with gloves ,
Alfred Austin , England's new poet lau
reate , may soon bj obliged to pipe * Ills lay to
Htr.ilr.eil relations.
Thermometer canes are suggested In Doe-
ton , where the ordinary Instrument Is hardly
long enough to let the mercury get down to
business ,
Cecil Rhodes' fortune Is estimated at $80-
OOO.OCO. If It Is only half that , he ought to be
able to live In oomo more comfortable country
than South Africa ,
The congressional face Is the latest. It Is a
physiognomical expression of that tired feel
ing. H IB cMiflned to congressmen now , but
will bo worn by their constituents later In
the session ,
Notlco how Venezuela Is letting the other
folks do all the talking about her Guiana
boundary. Same way with the Transvaal be
fore Jameson's pirates hove In sight. Then
It was a word and a blow , and the blow came
first It Is never safe to pick a quarrel with
quiet .people ,
Germans are rejoicing over the honon
showered upon Major Wlssmann , governor of
the German East African colonlen , by the
sultan ot Zanzibar. Tbo latter recently gave
a great festival In honor of the governor and
t'ent his private steamer to conduct him to
and from his house. Gifts of great value were
also made to the * major.
Fleming Du Dlgncn of Savannah Is regarded
an likely to be the next United
States senator from Georgia. K'x-Speuker
Crisp wants the place , but tunny
democrats object to him because he was born
in England. Secretary Hoke Smith la alco a
candidate , but bis enemies oppose him on the
ground that ho U a native of North Carolina.
Miss Clara Dartcn Is the first woman whoever
over held an official position under the United
States government. When she was about 24
years of ag she was appointed clerk In the
patent office , which had then been organized
but a few years , and she was still holding
that position when she commenced her phil
anthropic work at the outbreak of the civil
war In 1861.
Among the new year appointment ! ) to tbe
Legion of Honor , In celebration of tlio cente
nary of the French Institute , are I'rof , Simon
Newcomb , the American astronomer ; Alex
ander Agasslz , the American naturalist , and
I'rof. Ileary Augustus Rowland , the American
piyslcUt , who were appointed officers of the
Legion of Honor , and Adolph Hall , also an
American , who was appointed a clisvaller cf
the Legion of Honor ,
BOSHNELI , IS NOW COVERN01
Lnrgo Atsomblngo Witnessed Ills Iiiduotio
Into Ofilco.
COMPLIMENTS FOR HIS PREDECESSOR
Clilof i\cctillvc
for Illn Sitcoofnor llu-
CoMIIdonor of ( tic People
of I InKiitlrv Mule.
COLUMDUS , O. , Jan. IS. Asa S. IHishncl
was formally In-iuguraUd governor of th
stnto of Ohio today nt noon In the prescnc
cf n large assembly ot citizens ,
The Injtiguarntlon c r ° 'nonlcs began nt 1
o'clock , when Governor McKlnley nnd staff
nnd the joint legislative commltUo and clll
ECUS' committee met him at the Crlttcndei
hctol nnd , escorted by troop A of Cleveland
champion company of the City Guards , am
the Fourteenth regiment , Ohio Nntlona
Guards , proceeded to the stito house , where
Governor McKlnley , addressing the multitude
In the rotunda , referring In appropriate terms
lo the occasion , presented his successor wltl
n commission as governor and Introduce *
Governor Hushnell.
Governor McKlnley said to the people In
presenting Govsrnor Hushnell : "It Is n trlb-
ulo to our Institutions and an assurance of
tholr strength nnd permanence that tluux-
who stood opposed to each other nt ttio la
election , now cheerfully acquiescing In the
popular will , hnv ? gathered hero to partlcl-
> ate In the In.iugiir.itlon of Governor Uiislmel
and to wish him Godspeed nnd the realization
of a useful , honorable nnd distinguished ad
ministration. No governor over filtered upr. > n
his duties'with ' moro kindly sentiments of re-
gird nnd more certain evidences of public
confidence , coming from every quarter of the
slate and from all classes of our people , than
he who takes the cath of office tod.iy. No
governor but ono ever came to the ofllce
with a larger plurality nnd but onu with n
largsr popular vote thnn he. H would be a
source ot comfort nnd a tower of strength
to him to realize nluays that he has behind
him the people whose only aim Is the public
gocd and whose support can be counted upon
In every effort to promote th ? welfare of the
state. I congratulate him that he enjoyo this
confidence and am sure the pcoplo will follow
him ivlth their blessings nml prayers.
"My list official act Is done when I present
to you , Governor nushnell , In behalf of thu
people nnd by their command , your commis
sion as governor. No act In my four years
Incumbency has given me more genuine pleas
ure than this. I know It will not I ) ? out of
place to say for It Is In my heart to s.iy It
that you have my warm and sincere personal
good wishes , both In your public and private
life. M'iy a kind Prlvldenco guide and pre
serve yen , not only during the years of your
official term , but in th * years of the future ,
and may your administration bo of great nd-
vantage to the people , a credit and honor to
yourself nnd ono Illustrious In the annals of
the state. "
Governor nushnell made qultp an extended
address. In conclusion he S'lld : "At the
most fitting of all times It gives me the great ,
cst nnd most sincere pleasure to congratu
late you upon the honesty , dignity and wis
dom cf the admlnstratlon of Hon. William
McKlnley as chief executive of the slato.
Ohio has been honored by him even as ho
has honored Ohio. May his destiny
lead him to the pathway where he can give
for the whole American people the same ex
cellent service ho has bestowed upon his
fellow citizens of Ohio. May ho enjoy the
full reward of his labors nnd of his life , and
may nil his days be thos ? of prosperity nnd
peace. I thank him for his courtesy and
kindness to mo , for his good wishes for in >
successful work In your behalf , and for the
honorable record he has given for my emula
tion. "
mAcicuunv PLAYING FOR TIMM
Determined to Sinvo Off n Vote foi
Senator L'ntll Jimiitir"Ul. .
CINCINNATI , Jan. IS. Tlio Commercial
Gazette special from Frankfort , Ky. , says :
Since the nomination of Senator niackburn
by Hie democratic caucus and ot Congress
man Godfrey Hunter by the republican
caucus , there Is a bitter political fight for
election as senator. Blackburn and his
friends are attending the burial of Rcpre-
bentatlve Wilson. Hunter has had an all day
reception and received hundreds of con-
giatulatory telegrams. The law provides for
balloting the second Tuesday after the as
sembling the legislature. Blackburn's
friends say there will bo no joint ballot
Tuesday , January 21 If filibustering will pre
vent It. The special election for Wilson's
successor will bo January " 0. niackburn
men will have the new democratic member
here Tuesday , January 21. They Insist no
ballot will bo taken till ho qualifies. Mean
time all Interest centers In the committee
considering the contests for the s.'ats of
Koffmnn and Tompklns , both democrats. The
attltudo of the two populists is also still
Hatched. Without the populists nnd with
Wilson's place filled there Is a tie between
the republicans and democrats. The com-
mlttco on elections was selected by lot.
Whatever may bo the finding of the com
mittee , the fight will be on the adoption ot
tha committee's report. If two democr.ils
nro unseated Hunter will have no further
trouble , but the Indications are that there
will bo n long struggle. Blackburn men de
cided and have announced that they will
filibuster on any attempt to consider the re
port on contested scats previous to Wil
son's successor being seated. ThereIs no
doubt about a free silver democrat being
elected In Wilson's place from Nelson
county. _ _
I'OOll OI'INW.V OK VI3M3/.U12LAN.3.
II.IHor Hti-Hil CnllH Tin-in Half Civil
ized IIiilflireetlH.
COLUMBUS , O. , Jan. 13. During his ser
mon last night Rev. Washington Gladdenr
read a letter which ho had received from W.
T. Stead , editor of the Review of Reviews ,
dated London , December 2-1. Editor Stead
said : 'It Is one thing to arbitrate between
two powers like England and the United
States , which are civilized , and another
thing to go to arbitration with an un
civilized , anarchistic , revolution-ridden horde
of halfbrceda that cnll themselves a re
public In Venezuela. "
Ho says the English-speaking man , whether
under stars and stripes or the union Jack ,
has a right to grow and expand his frontier
at the expense of half-savage halfbreeds
who are unable to govern their own country
nnd who spend , their time In chronic revolu
tion.
Wnn In.
PORT TOWNSEND , Wash. , Jan. 13. Sev
eral members of the crew of the British chip
Jeanette Cowan , which was wrecked off the
coast of Vancouver Island on January 1 , at
tributed the logs of the ship 'o Iho Incompe-
tcncy of Captain Thompson , Tha captain I * aild
to have been Intoxicated when the hlp struck
and went to Iho bottom. Seven of the crw ,
Including the cajitaln , lost their liven. Cap
tain Thompson and two other men dlc-d of
hunger and exposure after landing on Van
couver Island , _
Another Slil ] > IOH nt Hen ,
PORTLAND , Or * . . Jan. 13. Shipping men
have gravefearu for the safety of the lirltlbli
bark Lartcn , which Is now out over * lxly
days , from Mazatlan , Mexico , for thla
port , The bark was due a month ago and
her wheat charter expired on December 31 ,
The Lartcn sailed from Liverpool June 9 ami
arrived at Mazatlan October 25. Thcro she.
discharged a part of her cargo and sallod on
November for this city.
rim ii.truuum III.AST.
Imliannriolin Ncwsi Senator Hill think !
soclM dissipation In Washington not Onlr
responsible for much waste of time , but fern
n wnsle of energy tint Incapacitates for busl-
iieis. "I AUriliuto n Rood muny foolish
blunders mndo by public men of late , " ho
ays , "to too much society nnd rot enough
attention to nnd nludy of public affairs. " He
Is probnly moro thnn half right.
St. Pnul 1'lomer Press ; Senator Hlll'i
strlcutres on the social nldo of Washington
llfo nro not calculated to endear htm to th
women whose temporary residence In that
city Is n round of gnyety. H may bo that
precious legislative tlmo Is wasted In attending -
tending t > IPral ! receptions nnd diplomatic )
dinners , but wo do not believe It , and In
any case a n.itluiiM capital without the to-
clnl feature would bo a terribly work-a-day
affair.
Minneapolis Tribune : Who moro tlinn the
men engaged In affairs of stale need relaxa
tion ? If they had net the pleasures of polite
soclcly they might nnd diversions In less
Innocent forms than "fashionabledinners. . "
Above all , who shall pay that there uro not
fnnny women In Washington who arc n power
behind Iho throne ? Woman's tact and In
tuition , her judgment nnd diplomacy , have
oflen exercised \sholesomo nml Important
Influence In the affairs of nations. Safe to
say Senator Hill will bland nlono In lilt
extraordinary campaign ,
Kaiisns Clly Slar : The truth Is that Senator -
tor Pill's estimate of the source of existing
evils Is woefully Inaccurate. It Is not the
[ iresenco of womMi In Washington that dis
turbs the current ot public affairs. The In *
fluenco ot women had nothing to do with
the failure of tlio democratic majurltj
In the last congress to fulfill Its obli
gations to the public nnd so discharge , its
duties ns to commend the party they repre
sented to public confidence and continued
Favor. It was nnothur ngoncy of ovll with
which Senator Hill Is much more closely ai
led and Intimately related. It was selfish
lartlsanshlp , political scheming nnd legisla
tive log rolling under the direction of the
caucus , n wanton which destroys Its votorles
and perverts the mind that comes under Ita
baneful Inlluence. If Senator Hill In hU
search for the causes of official decadence at
ho present time will stick a probe Into that
"eethlng mass of vlco nnd corruption , he
vlll come nearer to the source of the oTll.
Lot the women alone. They are all right In
Washington and elsewhere nnd a man who
can't sec good In the Influcnco of a good
vonian has penicillin ; ; the mailer with him
hat Is Incurable and which ought to b9
rapid in Its work of destruction.
liIXH SHOTS.
Philadelphia Times : Kruogcr's $2DOO,000 In-
Icmnlly will make England sick. Touch
ohn Bull's pockol nnd you touch his dearest
possession.
Glcbo-Dcmocrat : Jopcph Chamberlain
t.irtod cut to write Britain all over the face
of the earth. His success so far suggests
hat It might bo well for him to exchange
hat monocle for n field glass.
Chicago Tribune : Emperor William has
rrltten to his grandmother that ho didn't
ncan to bo disrespectful and Is very , very
x > rry and will not do It again. But It Is
otlceable that the old lady still keeps her
Upper where rho can reach It easily.
Kansas City Journal : John Bull Is prcnar-
ng to make a great naval demonstration just
o show what ho ha to back him. All the
> ad plans and blow holes In tlio Htccl armor
f 'the ships will be carefully puttied and
Ice now paint put on to scare Brithcr Wll-
lolm real bird.
Minneapolis Tribune : History is being
lade rapidly those days. A week ago the
nine of Kruegcr was virtually unknown to
amo If not even to the encyclopedia. Today
ranks with those ot the great heroes of'tho '
go. And all because an adventurous llttlo
Englishman named Jameson blow down the
muzzle without knowing It was loaded.
New York Sun : In Germany the nowspa-
era are closely related to the government ,
and In Russia they are closer yet. When
the Berlin National Zelttmg warns England
ts keep her hands off the Beer republic or
look for a reopening of the Egyptian question ,
and the Petersburg Novoo Vremya warns
England to keep her hands off the Boor ro-
rmbltc or lookto her hold on Egypt , wo may
b'ellev ? that n great nntl-Bliglnnd comblrin-
tion Is on fet , nml that Franco Is In It.
Neither the Franco-German war ncr the Rus
sian-Turkish war boded such new things In
Kuropo as may rise lo eight now at any mo
ment.
WIIITTLMII TO A I'OIXT.
Albany Arj ( s : You can't make a. finan
cier out of n. hen. She will lay when cpgs
nrc plentiful , nnd when they ate scarce
Bhe will lay off.
Chicago Tribune : "Isn't this rnthor too
Kcnerous ? " said the clergyman looking at
the HO gold piece In hl hand.
"It's what I nlways pny , " loftily r-jplled
the Sioux Falls man who had Just been
married.
Washington Stnr : "When or man nln'
got nullln' ter do hlrss'f. " snld Uncle Kben ,
"he seems ter 'maglne ilnt It's In 'Is power
ter declah cr gin'ral holiday for all his
acquaintances. "
Philadelphia npcord : Hoax The building
committee tins JuK mut , nnd we're goln
to have a now story nt our clul ) .
Jonx Good ! I've worked the old club
stories so much my wife don't believe : hcm
any more.
Dotrnlt News : "Hllklns Is organizing n
rcKlment nf plumb'TH. ' "
"Orent Scott ! What a ohar o they'd
make ! " +
York World : Mr. Popl llBh
the Ladles' Nur.wy Diillctln ) ! i says hero
' ' for babies.
that goals' milk lan't good
Mrs , PoplolKh And why ?
Mr. I'oplelgh It makes ( hern heads * ror.ir.
Somcrvlllo Journal : Krland It must bo
awful lo have the newspaper * * keep tnylnt ;
Hiich tilms ! about you.
Political Candidate Ye ? , but supposing
they didn't say anything nt all !
Cincinnati Knqnlrcrl"r. : ; \ . Walla. ? ! } It
seems to mo thn.t If over a bachelor rcnl-
li-oi his unbnppy lot It must bo when ho
Is In bed nick.
Mrc. Wallace VPH , There in n Kruu dif
ference between a hlied nurse and n wife.
If he uroes to throwing the mfdlclnc bottles
and thlncH at the nurse when she happen *
to hurt his rheumatism , rhi ? will leave.
SIII3 COULDN'T.
Chicago Hfcorrt.
3hc golfed and blked and hunted , nnd fh
emulated man
In every nport nnd pastime that n dnrlnff
woman can ;
nut despite her innnnl.-tli style of cirebs ) ,
her plnce In mannish ntrlfu
She could not tlo a four-in-hand to
her llttlo llfo.
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
DraniBtlo News.
O , girl of Tltlan-llnted hair ,
Of oyefl llko stars and ehoulders rare ,
Ko
vett
Gee
bear
O , maid of gifts beyond compare ,
O , sunbeam , dlasipullns care ,
Yeo
vay
Owlll
bare
O. snngHtroFH end , demure nnd pert ,
With whoso nomenclature we lllrt ,
Wy
vctt
au
berl-
We love you oven when yon cneor
At Fentlrnents the world holds dear.
YIv
VCU
Gb !
beer.
Hut , siren of the Titian hnlr ,
You drive us frantic with dcnpalrj
Ynur mi mo would make an aneel owcar
Of which you doubtless are awaru
And not a continental care
yvolto
ami
bert.
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